[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Formby U.D.C.

  • Formby (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Formby U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DI]IiOLlTIQN OF UIT^-IT D'TSLLIWGS Under the Eouse Purchase and Housing 1959j and Housing Acts 1961 o- 1964? owners of old houses are noYJ ahle to obtain standard grants up to £155 or £350 towards the cost of improvements5 i.e, the provision of a hath, wash hasin, hot water supply, vvater closet and food store. Discretionary grants up to £500 are also available for more extensive improvements to suitable type dwellings. Twenty applications were made and approved for standard grants, and four in respect of discretionary grants. Rent Act, Only one application for a Certificate of disrepair was made during the year. ;ric Pollution - Clean Air Act, Records of the deposited matter collected in the standard rain gauge each month are tabulated, together with those of 1963 for coraparative purposes. A high proportion of the insoluble matter is often blown sand, and much of the soluble deposit is due to salt spray. Lionth to month variations can be considerable and the ''standard deviation’' may be 4OH' of the reading. This variation is mostly due to fluctuations in meteorological factors such as rainfall, speed and direction of wind and turbulence of the ahnosphere. A long period of observation is needed before reliable conclusions can be dra\m about the -21-